Dentistry for Kids

Posted on: 5 January 2021

Braces are an effective way to straighten your teeth. In many instances, patients who receive dental braces also need assistance with an overbite or underbite or even a dental malocclusion (when the upper and lower dental arches are not aligned when your mouth is closed). The solution to this problem requires a gradual, long-term application, which is why most patients will wear their dental braces for anywhere between one and three years.
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Posted on: 27 November 2020

Baseball players experience a surprising array of different damage types, each of which can cause varying health problems. For example, getting struck in the mouth by a baseball during a game can cause a pretty broad array of health issues that may be hard for some to handle. Thankfully, a growing number of people are turning to dental implants to avoid any complications here. Cracked Teeth Can Be Painful When a baseball player gets hit in the mouth by a baseball during a game, there are a few different things that can happen.
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Posted on: 13 October 2020

Children's jawbones don't stop growing until the child is in their late teens or even later. And oral habits have an effect on the way a child's jawbones grow. In severe cases, bad oral habits, such as nail-biting, can lead to the necessity for orthodontic treatment in later life. Because of this, it's important that you and your pediatric dentist do all you can to prevent and stop bad oral habits.
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Posted on: 18 December 2019

Having a missing tooth won't exactly win you the "smile of the year" award. Not only will having a missing tooth hinder your appearance, but it can cause a variety of oral issues in your mouth as well, such as teeth that move around or a jaw bone that disintegrates. One popular solution that a lot of dentists recommend is dental implants. With dental implants, your dentist will be able to essentially restore your smile so that you don't run into any of the aforementioned issues.
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